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The original sentence from the light novel:

> もしもこの作戦が失敗したら、我々は、我々の宿願の為、カルペデイムに戦争を仕掛け **なくてはならなくなる** 。

カルペデイム, Carpe Diem, is a fictional place in the light novel setting.

I've found reference for なくてはならない in both
[tangorin](http://tangorin.com/general/%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AF%E3%81%AA%E3%82%89)
and [this site](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/2500/must-
do-%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%AA%E3%81%91%E3%82%8C%E3%81%B0%E3%81%AA%E3%82%89%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84-vs-%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AF%E3%81%84%E3%81%91%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84)
but so far none for なくてはなら itself. For なくては I understand that it means "unless
or without" while なら it would mean "if". However, stringing the both together,
along with the なくなる phrase, which I understand to be "disappear", in this
context, makes me confused.

In context, the whole sentence may be translated as,

If, assuming that our strategy has failed, for us, the objective of our wish
will disappear unless we wage a war in the Carpe Diem.

Can someone please clarify the usage of the above-mentioned phrases for me?


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Is my understanding for the phrase, なくてはならなくなる correct?


我々の宿願の為 = 我々の宿願を達成する為

I have never read the novel but I suspect Carpe Diem (= Sieze the day = Enjoy
yourself today) refers to some organisation rather than the mere name of a
place.

しなくてはならなくなる -> will be obliged to do

Thus I would translate

もしもこの作戦が失敗したら、我々は、我々の宿願の為、カルペデイムに戦争を仕掛けなくてはならなくなる。

as

If this operation fails, we will be obliged to wage war against Carpe Diem in
order to achieve our cherished desire.

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しなくてはならなくなる = しなくては + ならなく + なる <-

しない + て + は + ならない + なる

_roughly_ translates into

not to do + (conjugative suffix) + (particle indicating the preceding word is
the subject of the following verb) + not permitted, not acceptable + to
become, will

But I recommend you memorise しなくてはならない as "to have to do," since that will
greatly simplify the things.


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